Aircraft noise, overheating and poor air quality in classrooms in London primary schools

Building and Environment

Volumn 52, Issue , 2012, Pages 129-141

  Montazami, Azadeh ^a   Wilson, Mike ^b   Nicol, Fergus ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air quality; High background noise; Natural ventilation; Overheating; Primary school classrooms

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT NOISE; AIRPORT NOISE; BACKGROUND NOISE; CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT; EXTERNAL NOISE; HOT WEATHER; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; NATURAL VENTILATION; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; NOISE LEVELS; OVERHEATING; POLICY MAKERS; PRIMARY SCHOOLS; WARMING CLIMATE;

AIR QUALITY; AIRCRAFT; NOISE POLLUTION; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; VENTILATION;

TEACHING;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; BUILDING; INDOOR AIR; NOISE; PRIMARY EDUCATION; VENTILATION; WARMING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84863409527     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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